Health policy wonk, political tragic, hiking & skiing nut. Sydney 🇦🇺 and Keystone 🇺🇸https://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mzltc65suk2mGood morning from my Balmain garden.05 Nov 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzltc65suk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mzhc5ltdik2tAnthrax Outbreak in Africa’s Oldest National Park Is Killing Hippos https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/world/africa/congo-anthrax-hippos-virunga-park.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share04 Nov 2026 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhc5ltdik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mzbqztxwwc2tEarly morning Balmain visitor.01 Nov 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbqztxwwc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mzbmpdvzac2pInmates drew portraits of shelter dogs. Then the adoptions began. The hand-drawn sketches are helping overlooked pooches find homes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026/11/01/inmates-drew-portraits-shelter-dogs-then-adoptions-began/01 Nov 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbmpdvzac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mza6kgrssc2yA wonderful afternoon at Sydney Opera House to hear Jacinda Arden and Anna Funder (with Mark Scott as moderator) talk about The Art of Disagreement: Can we disagree without becoming divided? Sydney University is so lucky to have these two great thinkers as professors.01 Nov 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mza6kgrssc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mz7p7y3bts2pInjured Leopard’s 200-Mile Trek Suggests Hope for a Species https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/climate/injured-leopards-200-mile-trek-suggests-hope-for-a-species.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share01 Nov 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7p7y3bts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mz3jy7gdes2khttps://grist.org/science/thwaites-runaway-climate-disaster-new-studies-show/30 Oct 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3jy7gdes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mz3jlj3y6k2k#IntrepidIndia is over- what a marvellous, life-changing trip. Already planning a return. Thanks for following my adventure.30 Oct 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3jlj3y6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mywgwoa4ok22Sadly, last day #IntrepidIndia. A tour of Delhi sights. First to Agrasen ki Baoli, an ancient water collection system. Then past Gate of India, Parliament House, President's Palace to 12thC Qutab Minar tower and ruins.28 Oct 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywgwoa4ok22https://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myvj7j2ko22lAgra yesterday: early morning visit to the magnificent Red Fort. Taj Mahal just visible through haze. #IntrepidIndia28 Oct 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvj7j2ko22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mysyk2jxhs2xPing @igas2.bsky.social @drhilary.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysyk2jxhs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myrpljqpyc2sFinally - the Taj Mahal (along with thousands of other tourists, all with a phone/camera). It's very beautiful in late afternoon light. #IntrepidIndia26 Oct 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrpljqpyc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myoi66gml22sEarly morning safari in Ranthambhor National Tiger Park. Great excitement - rare leopard sighting (briefly, no photo). A tiger in vicinity - huge footprints in sand, warning cries from sambal deer and monkey - but not seen. Maybe better luck as we head out again late afternoon? #IntrepidIndia25 Oct 2026 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myoi66gml22shttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mymp6u5jts2zIn Ranthambhor National Tiger Park. An afternoon drive into the park - saw several varieties of deer, a mongoose, crocodiles, lots of monkeys. Then a climb up to fort and palace buildings. Hoping for tiger sighting tomorrow. #IntrepidIndia24 Oct 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymp6u5jts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mymenvpmxc2zhttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/deepwater-horizon-deep-sea-recovery?asds24 Oct 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymenvpmxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myjvg6qxck2aA magical morning watching the sun rise over rural Rajasthan from a hot air balloon. #IntrepidIndia23 Oct 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjvg6qxck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myhwevobv22lIn Jaipur- the Pink City. #IntrepidIndia22 Oct 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhwevobv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myeuq7jevc2yExploring Pushkar - a holy city for Hindus - today. #IntrepidIndia21 Oct 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myeuq7jevc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myemk6ynw22iIn an epic clash between migration and meteorology, vast swarms of moths are suspected to have bamboozled the state’s weather radars, appearing as rain clouds in a phenomenon that could help scientists save one of Australia’s most infamous and under-threat insects. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/clouds-but-no-rain-moth-swarms-bamboozle-the-weather-radar-20261021-p617gp.html?gift=ydl0AbaTvXOHUKUp4iBarKFDco4gkGpKd8LTN_-0m-FKLFEQv7EbxOnXEYQnqzZJoJ9zYv9_oH1dmc7_vgJNEPXQQMsHb3kJRMGwK3094hatZF5_LtDgW2p3zL69LHjpXqo21 Oct 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myemk6ynw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3mychxepgrs2yToday a drive from Deogarth to Phulad in the mountains to catch train that runs on 1930s narrow gauge from Marwar Junction to Khamli Ghat. Lots of sheep, goats, cows, water buffalo, camels, monkeys on the country road. Then a real piece of Indian railway history. #IntrepidIndia20 Oct 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mychxepgrs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lrussellwolpe.bsky.social/post/3myaebzcajs2yOvernight in 16thC palace in rural town of Deogarth. Everyone except cows and dogs are celebrating last day of Hindu festival of Durga Puja. #IntrepidIndia19 Oct 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:ch5hpytc5dexl2srdc22bpfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaebzcajs2y